Stories from the Water

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories with Janine Serell we talk about finding joy, fighting the current, social swimming, and so much more! In her own words: Janine is an adult onset swimmer, who started at age 47 with 1 mile in the Hudson River and hasn't stopped jumping in with a smile on her face since.  She has completed many swims in the NYC area including Ederle, St...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories, we chat with marathon, ice swimmer, journalist, writer, and editor, Elaine Howley! We talk about swimming for your life, peer pressure, trusting your training, and so much more! In her own words: Elaine K. Howley is a life-long swimmer who began marathon swimming in 2006 with the 8-mile Boston Light Swim. She has since completed the Triple...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories we chat with Suzie Dods, about not being able to sleep after a long swim, the importance of your crew, training tips, and so much more! In her own words, Suzie is a 60 year old swimmer, Triple Crown Swimmer, and founder of the 24 Hour Relay in San Francisco. If you'd like to be a guest on Marathon Swim Stories, mailto:shannon@intrepidw...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories Molly tells us about training for channel swims in the pool, wanting to quit, staying in the moment, open water swimming as a metaphor for life, and so much more! In her own words, Molly Nance is a marathon open water swimmer from Lincoln, Nebraska. Her major swims include the 36-mile END_WET swim in North Dakota, SCAR in Arizona, the Allig...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories with Mark Spratt, we talk about Mark's huge resume of swims, racing instead of training, when you swear that you'll never do another marathon swim and then you realize that you've done 43! Handling that point that you want to quit, and so much more! In his own word: Swimming has been a part of Mark Spratt’s life ever since he...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Marathon Swim Stories, I talked with Christopher Graefe about returning to swimming after a 20 year hiatus, swimming success, why it's a good idea to stop sometimes, and our love of the open water community. In his own words: Christopher Graefe is an open water swimmer residing in Boston, Massachusetts. A childhood age group and collegiate varsity swimmer,...

Send us Fan Mail On April 9th, 2020, we talked with Kate Howell about crazy swim adventures, staying calm in stressful situations, contentment in quarantine with a baby, and tips for building habits that encourage you to do your PT! In her own words: Kate Howell is a California native and a Physical Therapist that lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a member of the South End Rowing club an...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode with guest Louise Darlington, we built a reading list for you! And chatted about places she's swam, finding community, setting goals, training your brain, courage, and so much more! In her own words: Louise lives in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania – the heart of Central Pennsylvania. Since her first official open water swim around the Statue of Liberty in 2013, sh...

Send us Fan Mail On April 2, 2020 a small group of marathon swimmers gathered to listen as Daniela Klaz regaled us with tales of swimming and coaching in Boston and her first experiences open water swimming. At the time we called it Virtual Swim Practice, but it was soon renamed Marathon Swim Stories. Daniela Klaz describes herself as a tall swimmer who likes cheese and chocolate. She started on a...